Arrow nock locating means



Nov. 28, 1961 B. c. RoEMER ARROW NOCK LOCATING MEANS Filed Sept. 8, 1958 :II-Im ,I Il Il Il Il Il l Il Il Iliff! il Il Il INVENTOR. BENJAMIN C. Roaman BY AT1' ongsv United States Patent O 3,010,447 ARROW NOCK LOCATING MEANS Benjamin C. Roemer, Manitowish Waters, Wis., assignor to Truetlight Mfg. Co., Manitowish Waters, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Filed Sept. 8, 1958, Ser. No. 759,530 2 Claims. (Cl. 124-30) This invention relates to an improved means for locating the nock of an arrow on the bowstring of a bow.

It is essential for accurate shooting that the nock of each arrow be quickly and accurately located precisely at the same point along the bowstring. It is also important that the locating means not interfere with a smooth and comfortable release of the arrow and that it be simple, durable and easy to install. Various means for locating the arrow nock on the bowstring have been developed ranging from a simple marking on the bowstring to complicated attachments for locating and releasing the arrow. Such arrangements have met with various degrees of success but none has met all the requirements set forth above.

It is the object of this invention, therefore, to provide a simple, inexpensive land easily installed means for quickly and accurately locating the nock of an arrow on a bowstring which at the same time facilitates a smooth and comfortable release of the arrow from the bow.

This object is attained by a pair of elongated tubular members of nylon or other resilient material fitted snugly on the bowstring in the area of the bowstring at which the arrow nock is to be fitted. The members are spaced from each other to define a nock-receiving area therebetween substantially as wide as the arrow nock. The wall of each tubular member is cut longitudinally from end to end and one end of each member is notched at the cut to facilitate installation thereof on the bowstring. The spaced nylon members accurately locate the arrow nock on the bowstring and' provide a smooth surface for accurate and comfortable release from the fingers.

Other objects and advantages will be pointed out in, or be apparent from the specification and claims, as will obvious modifications of the single embodiment shown in the drawings, in which:

FIG. l is a view in side elevation of a bow and arrow equipped with the nocking point locating means which forms the subject matter of this invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the center portion of the bowstring shown in FIG. l;

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2 showing the locating means and arrow nock in section;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of one of the pair of tubular members which comprise the locating means;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the tubular member shown in FIG. 4; and

FIG. 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 4.

Referring to the drawing, FIG. l shows a bow 10 of conventional construction having a bowstring 12 and an arrow 14 fitted thereon in proper position for shooting.

As stated previously, it is essential for accurate shooting that the nock of each arrow be quickly and' accurately located precisely at the same point along the bowstring. To this end I provide a pair of elongated tubular members 16 and 18 for installation on the bowstring serving 20 of bowstring 12, as shown.

The wall of each tubular member is cut longitudinally as at 22 from one end to the other and one end of each member is notched at the cut as at 24 to facilitate installation of the members on the bowstring.

While the tubular members may be made of various 3,010,447 Patented Nov. 28, 1961 resilient materials such as rubber and plastic, I have found that nylon is an ideal material, being non-deteriorating in sun or weather, tough, strong, fairly rigid yet liexible over its entire length to bend with the string when at full draw.

To install, the bow is braced and an arrow 14 is placed on the bow with the nock 26 thereof engaging bowstring 12 in the position desired for shooting. The desired position is generally with the arrow slightly `above the horizontal center line of the bow and at an angle of degrees with the bowstring as shown in FIG. 1. The area of bowstring serving 20 covered by the arrow nock is marked for later reference.

The arrow is removed with the bow still braced and rst one tubular member and the other is installed by holding notch 24 against the bowstring above or below the serving and with a rocking motion (toward the bow tip) the bowstring is forced through cut 22 until the bowstring lies in the bore of the tube. Members 16 and 18 yare then slipped on to the serving 20 to the marks previously made leaving a notch or space therebetween as large as the width of arrow nock 26 or a bit smaller.

The bore diameter of members 16 and 18 is made slightly smaller than the diameter of the usual bowstring serving to provide a snug iit. To insure a tight t on a worn serving, for example, a suitable adhesive 28 may be applied to the serving before the members are slipped on to it.

With the tubular members thus installed, the arrow nock 26, when placed in contact with the members but out of the notch formed by them, can be slipped freely up or down until it slips into place. Thus, arrows cannot be accidentally nocked over the members providing quick and accurate nocking even in the dark. The light colored nylon tubular members against a normally dark serving, provide a distinct contrast for speedy nocking under normal conditions.

Tubular members 16 and 18 of nylon provide an exceptionally smooth non-deforming release surface for the lingers. While the nylon members will deform slightly at full draw there will be no tendency to pinch the fingers as would be the case without them. These features, together with the precision spotting of the arrow nock, assures great accuracy.

Since a bow is generally drawn with the index finger above the arrow nock and with both the middle and ring ngers below it, lower member 18 is made slightly longer than upper member 16. While the length of the two members can vary somewhat it has been found that very good results are obtained by making upper member 16 about one and one-quarter inches long and lower member 18 about one and three-quarter inches long.

Although but one embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modiiications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or from the scope of the ap pended claims.

I claim:

1. Arrow nock locating means for the bowstring of an archers bow -and arrow comprising, a bowstring, a pair of elongated tubular members of resilient material having a bore of a diameter normally less than that of the bowstring in the area of the bowstring at which the arrow nock is to be fitted, the wall of each of said tubular members being cut longitudinally from one end to the other and each of said members being notched at one end of the cut to facilitate installation of said members on said bowstring with said bowstring extending through the bore of said tubular members, said tubular members spaced from each other to define a nock-receiving area therebetween, said area being substantially as Wide as the arrow nock, said tubular members having a hard, smooth surface and being of suicient resiliency so that `at full draw said members will deform only slightly to thereby prevent yany tendency to pinch the ingers and to provide a hard, smooth release surface, and said tubular members being of suicient length so that each can be gripped comfortably by at least one finger.

2. Arrow nock locating means according to claim 1 in which said tubular members are made of nylon.

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